“As the accessible gaming community grows at a rapid pace, so too does
the number of games being developed with accessibility for all users
in mind. ‘Tau Station’ is a fascinating example of good practice in
this area.”

One Third of Councils Fail Web Accessibility Testing in UK-Wide Survey

By Tristan Parker.

An annual review of council websites across the UK has revealed that
one third of local government sites failed first-stage testing to find
out how accessible their websites are for users with disabilities.

“In this post, accessibility evangelist and senior front-end engineer
Marcy Sutton explores how to scale accessibility with WorldSpace
Attest, which helps catch accessibility issues early on in the
development process…”

Court Says Settlement Agreement Does Not Bar Later Website
Accessibility Lawsuit by a Different Plaintiff

By Kristina M. Launey & Minh Vu.

“With the recent proliferation of web accessibility demand letters and
lawsuits, businesses often ask whether settling a claim with one
plaintiff will bar future lawsuits brought by different plaintiffs.
One federal judge recently said no…”

“Think of specificity as a score or rank that determines which style
declarations are ultimately applied to an element. The universal
selector (*) has low specificity. ID selectors are highly specific.
Descendant selectors such as p img and child selectors such as .panel

“This guide covers 20 Pro CSS Tips to help you cut down on duplicate
rules and overrides, standardize the flow of styling across your
layouts and will help you create a personal starting framework that is
not only efficient, but solves many common problems…”

“So you’ve decided to learn JavaScript, the programming language of
the web. If it seems like a daunting journey ahead and you don’t know
where to start, here’s a little secret: it doesn’t take any special
skill to learn how to program, and everyone starts at zero. Take it
one step at a time, and you’ll get there…”

“Users are more tolerant of minor usability issues when they find an
interface visually appealing. This aesthetic-usability effect can mask
UI problems and can prevent issue discovery during usability testing.”

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